Wind-motor.



G. E. SHAFFER;

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APPLICATION FILED JANLBO. 1911'.

PatentedjSept. 19,1911.

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WIND MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED JAILao. 1911; .Y 1,003,661.. Patnted-Sept 1111911.

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To all 'whom-it Wind and to convey it down. through a fun- -top similar rings 3a re. s ecured` inside the t, manwerden rae-Mssen@19.1911. abpucatioamearananry s9,"1's'11 Serin agotadas.

Be i knownihat I, CHARLES E. snm,-

-a citizen of the -United States, residing at` Morrill, in thecounty of Scotts Bluff 'and` State ofl Nebraska, have'invented certain.

new and ,useful Improvements in Wind" Motors, ofwhieh the following' is aispecitication.

This invention relatesto wind motors and one of the principalobjects o f the invention is to provide simple, reliable and eliieient` means for catching the wind andconveying it through a `funnel-like inclosure to a ro-v tary wind w heel,t hl 1s .condensing .the cur-` rent of air and applying it 'directly to the: wind wheel.

Another object'offthe invention is topro` vide a wind motor in which all the partsV .may be readily accessible without havingto climb a tower or ladder to reachV the operar' tive parts for repairs' or .oilingx Still another objectof theinvention is to provide a canvas sail or sheet to catch the nel containing the wind wheel, means being provided for raising and lowering'the sail or sheet andmeans being also provided -or presenting the sail or sheet to the wind.

These and other .objects maybe attained by means of the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

' Figure-lisa side elevation of a wind motor made in accordance witlrmy invention,

the motor being shown in position for use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation and a partial section taken at right angles to Fig. 1 and illus'- '5 frame or tower, said members beinepre' e ams.

erably formed of'angle ironsor Secured inside the members 1 .at a point some distance from the ground are spaced angleiron rings 2 and at a point nearthe uprights 1.

The frameworkthus as upport for the operative elements ofthe motor.

Fitted within the v.tl'falne to' 1 rotat e -freely' thereinyis alia lfar described .ferma i spacedrings; 4 and Seconnected `toget er by means'pfverticalrods (i ,at diametrically vopposite points.- Mounted on 'the rings 4 and aresuitable rollers7A and these rollers are supported and rotated i between thefangle irons 2 and 3 'securedtoA4 -the upright-s1.' Secured the ring '4 is a pair of vanes 9, 'designedfforthe,purpose of rotating the inner frame and holding the same in positionto catch. 'the wind.v .Secured to the .lo'werring 5 is a tapering :funnel-like tube l10 having its lower portion l1 oplane .cylindricalform 1 Mounted in a suitable frame 1 2 isv averti- .'oal-s'hat 13 and ymounted onfthe'shaft13'ati its upper endV is awind 4wheellr14w"The shaft 13v may be provided with a .bevelgearflf o mesh with a. similar,geanl't and:a-vh'oriao.;Y =talshaft 17. 'i It Willbeunderst'ood of ourse` that inplace'iof the ,bevel gears "other means sorted to for communicatingpower tol a' horizontal shaft.

rings y19 at `its opposite edges, said rings suitable Vcords or cab1es'2 0 are connected to the upper end ofthesail and vpassedoler suitable pulleys 21 and ldown to 'belayi cleats. 22 secured toy the uprights 1.

` The `operation 'of.1ny invention may' be briey' vdescribed as'follows: When vit is de- ,A vcanvas sail., or sheet v18d;isIimc-)unted'f*,inthe innerframe and provided with suitable' ing adapted to'shde upon the vertieal rods. 6. For raising and lowering .thejsail 18,

like a pulley or sprocketfwheelmay l e re- 'v do sired to operatethe motor, the sail 18`is raised to thel osition shown vin Fig.`1 and? -the wind cate esthe and is conveyed condensed and where 'it strikes'the blades of the'windwheel ltto rotatethe. shaft 1.3.'

At the lower end of the sail '18 -is 'a flap 23 which is blown toone side, bythe fprce wheel. Whenit isdesiredtostop the motor,

'thesail 'may-.be readil flowered-and the `rin'gs19 maybe engage by aY suitable latch v a, on the vertical rods ffor holdingthe sail down against a severe wind when it is not f desired to operate the motor.

From-; the' rfore'going, it. will .be obviousthat ai-Wind motor made. in accordance' with ,my .inyen 'on .mayl-be placedfatiany .point -desined, .will catch the .wind ,'omingfffrom and-,a wind wheel locatedfiwithinithe lower any direction, and will convey a current down the funnel-like structure tothe. wind wheelg'that the Various parts ofl the device 'may be. readily. acces 'ble for repairs or oil;

use of a`V ladder.

. A wind motor ingy withfoutclimbing a twi. oiwithout. the,

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.y wind -motor comprising an. outer.

-ffian'ie' or 's'upport, anl `inner frame' mounted to rtnaate4` on 'the outer friime,l laasailfcon? necte'dl tosaid innerframe, a 'funnel-like endofsndrunne1-w i, i f

Lend of' said inner frame afsail mountedI -inthe inner frame and adapted to be raised 2; A wind motor comprising anouter rame,f5a`-rotat able inner frame, a sail conv-nected tofsaid'anner;trame, Vanes connected "to said inner frame for-holding the sall facing-,the wind,-a-funne1 at the; bottom' of-said -fra1ne,tand 'a wind wheel independently @supported within said funnel. i .25

A wind motor' comprising' an outer. frame, an lnner frame mount-ed '1 to*'1rotate' within the' outer frame, a funnel at the lower andl lowered, Vanes, connected to the inner frame. `and* -a wind1 wheel independently mounted within the vfunnel. ,t

1L-A wind, motor comprising an outer "trainde rotatable'inner trame carrying a made i9 accordance iyithmy invention willf" de`"ve1op high speedand' sail, a funnel connected to the'inner frame at its lower end, a wind wheel mounted in a frame supported independently of the inner frame, said Wind wheel bein@- located within thefnnnel, means fomriisngand loweringVA the s ail, the latter'being provided with :a iap extending ,finto the funnel.

' 5. A `Wind motor comprising an outer frameconsisting of metal uprights and supporting rings secured thereto, an inner framewcomprising rings and verticalk rods, rollers mounted on the last mentioned' rings and 'adapted' to lbe supported upon the rings connected to the outer frame,O a sail pro- `vided with ringsat its outer edgesinounted -to slide-uponssaid rods, cables' or cords for. raising and lowering saidv sai1,"a funnel `connected to the lower end of the inner frame', and a Wind wheel supported independently within saidfunnel.

" 6. A Wind motor comprising an outer frame, a rotatable inner `frame, a sail car-y y ried by the `inner frame for catching the wind, means for. rotating the inner frame to keep the sail facing :the wind, means for concentrating the current of air, and a wind wheelniounted independently at the lowerl 

